Up to 1 in 5 children diagnosed with a mental disorder

Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number of kids diagnosed with one has been rising for more than a decade, according to a report released on Thursday by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

denverpost.com (10 hours ago)

Children find rabid bat in North Las Vegas

At least two rabid bats have been found in the Las Vegas Valley this year, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.

lasvegassun.com (10 hours ago)

River Watch wrong-way driver indicted on mutiple felonies

A woman police say was responsible for a four-car crash on River Watch Parkway in December was indicted on multiple felonies this week in Richmond County Superior Court. Monique E. Sullivan, 31, of Beech Island, was indicted on five counts of aggravated assault, two counts of serious injury by vehicle and cruelty to...

chronicle.augusta.com (10 hours ago)

Medical grants available to cover children's health care needs

The UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to...

deseretnews.com (10 hours ago)

Parents charged with criminal abuse, chaining 4 young children in their bedroom

A couple from Berea, Ky., Amber Bishop, 25, and her boyfriend, Daniel Isaacs, 28, were arraigned in Madison District court on May 17 where they both pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree criminal abuse after being accused...

examiner.com (10 hours ago)

Calif. Gov. Brown defends education spending in LA

Gov. Jerry Brown is defending his proposal to shift some education spending to the state's neediest children.Click to Continue »

sanluisobispo.com (10 hours ago)

Calif. Gov. Brown defends education spending in LA

Gov. Jerry Brown is defending his proposal to shift some education spending to the state's neediest children.

modbee.com (10 hours ago)

Police: Indiana mom died after killing 2 children

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - A woman who thought her family was being stalked by "demonic presences" killed her two children in a southern Indiana creek before she also drowned, police said Friday.

yahoo.com (10 hours ago)

Military get free admission Saturday to Hogle Zoo

Utah’s Hogle Zoo is doing its part Saturday to honor Armed Services Day. All military personnel, veterans, their spouses and children under age 18 will be admitted free to the Salt Lake City zoo between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., said spokeswoman Erica Hansen. The gesture also applies to the families of fallen soldiers, she...

sltrib.com (10 hours ago)

Fake gun used in 37-hour N.J. standoff

TRENTON, N.J. -- Authorities say the gun used in a 37-hour standoff between New Jersey police and a man holding three children and two dead bodies was fake.    

nydailynews.com (10 hours ago)

Preparing our children for marriage

thetimesnews.com (10 hours ago)

Fort Pierce couple arrested after kids found living in filth

A Fort Pierce couple was charged early Thursday after St. Lucie County sheriff’s deputies found two children living in “deplorable and hazardous conditions” in their home, according to an arrest affidavit.

tcpalm.com (10 hours ago)

Wild, expletive-filled school bus video causes concern

UPPER DARBY - Upper Darby School District officials are limiting comments about the wild ride on an Upper Darby School District school bus Tuesday afternoon involving rowdy, foul-mouthed students. Another student on the bus videotaped the incident and posted it on YouTube with a comment: "I have a long bus ride to...

pottsmerc.com (10 hours ago)

Obama opens up about his father's absence

President Obama opened up a bit about growing up without a father Friday, telling some troubled young dads that they can salvage their relationships with their children. During a visit to Baltimore's Center for Urban Families, Obama listened to stories from a father who struggled to find work to support his family...

washingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)

At Living Traditions, musicians honor their roots, branch out

The annual Living Traditions Festival - a three-day cultural event that kicks off Friday, May 17 - features ethnic food, children’s crafts, bocce, and music and dance performances from around the world. The event also includes four musical headliners that are steeped in cultural tradition but unafraid of pushing the...

sltrib.com (10 hours ago)

Shifty McGifty And Slippery Sam by Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

Burglars are the bane of adult life, but children view them as hilarious - at least until someone takes their...

thetimes.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Top children’s books from other countries

Oksa Pollock is, we’re told, the Harry Potter we haven’t met - yet. The heroine of these French adventure books,...

thetimes.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Hamilton wants food allergy injectors in every restaurant

Hamilton wants to be the first city in Canada to have auto-injectors or Epipens for children with allergies at every food outlet.

cbc.ca (11 hours ago)

Children killed in fire remembered at tree planting ceremony

Three-year-old JLon Williams fidgeted in his chair, playing with a pair of sunglasses and his hat Friday.Click to Continue »

macon.com (11 hours ago)

Beyonce Is Pregnant with Second Baby: Report

Surprise! Beyonce is pregnant again. According to a new report, the 31-year-old pop star is expecting her second child with husband Jay-Z.  E! News claims they have confirmation of Bey's pregnancy, though she has not released any official statement about the news -- just yet, at least. Rumors have run rampant about...

ivillage.com (11 hours ago)

The Past: After the Oscar-Winning A Separation Comes the Divorce

When Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) clears customs at de Gaulle Airport, his estranged wife Marie (Bèrénice Bejo) speaks to him urgently on the other side of a glass partition. They communicate with sign language and words the audience can’t hear. If The Past (Le Passé) continued in that fashion for the next two hours, it...

time.com (11 hours ago)

France to sign gay marriage into law

Francois Hollande will sign gay marriage into law on Saturday after France's Constitutional Council cleared a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.    

telegraph.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Ex-girlfriend: Suspect normal after beating deaths

A former girlfriend of a man accused in the beating deaths of five people in central Illinois says he had a blister on one hand but otherwise acted normally the day after the killings. Kristy Moore testified Friday that Christopher Harris said the blister came from trimming trees. Harris is charged with beating his...

foxnews.com (11 hours ago)

US to deport home-school protest family to Germany

A family who fled Germany for the United States because they were legally barred from teaching their children at home are...

thetimes.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Warning: Don't Drink and Internet

You don't drink and drive. That's a stupid, terrible thing to do, with a simple, understood cause and effect. So why do we keep waking up, wondering how on earth that drunken Facebook message seemed like a good idea, and oh my god, Amazon confirmed shipment for WHAT? We've outgrown the drunk dial or drunk text. And...

gizmodo.com (12 hours ago)

'All My Children' and 'One Life To Live' cut episodes to two each weekly

Just three weeks after the strong debuts of “All My Children” and “One Life To Live,” Prospect Park, the company producing the shows, has announced a change in their schedule. Beginning next week, “All My...

examiner.com (12 hours ago)

Don't be fooled by Google's Prius-driving babyfacery | Marina Hyde

Whenever I think of those iconoclasts at Google, changing the very essence of business one totally awesome logo doodle at a time, I remember a New York Times article about a Waldorf school that featured a girl called Andie. Based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, this school is a studiedly old-fashioned place of...

guardian.co.uk (12 hours ago)

Runaway mom tells Dr. Phil: "They're better off without me"

Brenda Heist, who reappeared this month after abandoning her children for 11 years, is breaking her silence

cbsnews.com (12 hours ago)

Math skills may be improved with mild brain shock

Math struggles are present in about 20 percent of healthy adults and children, according to researchers

cbsnews.com (12 hours ago)

Dead children name usage 'common'

It was "common practice" for undercover police officers within Scotland Yard to use dead children's identities, an investigation has found.

standard.co.uk (12 hours ago)